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The Progress. W H I T E E A R T H , M A T 5, 1888.
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U. S. Inspector Armstrong.
Gen. A r m s t r o n g , U . S. I n d i a n Inspec tor , who has been m a k i n g inqui r ies i n re la t ion to the lumb e r i n g opera t ions wh ich were carr ied on du r ing the pas t w in te r , m t h i s reserva t ion , made the
Progress office a p leasant cal l th is m o r n i n g . He impar ted to us m u c h useful in fo rmat ion re la t ive t o t h e different t r ibes of I n d i a n s he has , a t different t imes , visi ted. H i s policy towards the I n d i a n s is fully in accord wi th ou r s . V e r y few m e n have a be t t e r genera l knowl edge of t h e I n d i a n s , and a keener pe rcep t ion of t h e best me thods of gove rn ing and civil izing t h e m . A n d if t he vacancy wh ich is abou t t o be occasioned by t h e res ignat ion of Commiss ioner A t k i n s was filled by some m a n w h o has such a gene ra l knowledge of the I n d i a n s as Gen. A r m s t r o n g , we ven tu re to say m u c h of t h e t roubles upon I n d ian r e se rva t ions would be obvia ted .
About Pine Contracts.
T h e reject ion of t h e c o n t r a c t s
for logs c u t on th i s r e se rva t ion du
r i n g t h e pas t w i n t e r would r e su l t
i n p lac ing ind iv idua l dues, t o t h e
a m o u n t of $21,000, where they
would be of n o benefit t o a n y one.
H e n c e we are in favor of a n im
media te se t t l ement of t he m a t t e r .
T o delay t h e m a t t e r would n o t be
beneficial t o a n y body. Oweing
to t h e present condi t ion of t h i n g s
t h e prices paid are p robab ly as
h igh as t he logs could be sold for
a t t h i s t i m e of t he year .
T h e posi t ion t a k e n by us i n rel a t i on to Mr . D a r l i n g ' s l e t t e r should h a v e n o t h i n g to do wi th reference to a n immedia te set t lem e n t of t h e c o n t r a c t s . W h a t could have been obvia ted las t J a n -n a r y , and which would, u n d o u b t edly, have been of benefit t o our l u m b e r m e n t h e n , is of n o consequence n o w , and i t r ema ins w i t h t h e I n d i a n d e p a r t m e n t , af ter i t h a s ascer ta ined t h e facts , t o say w h e t h e r t h e agen t h a s done h i s d u t y in t h e m a t t e r o r no t , as also t owards t h e Ind i an l u m b e r m e n .
W e do n o t modify ou r views a pa r t i c l e i n re la t ion t o Shee l ian ' s ac t ion in t h e ma t t e r , a n d we s t i l l m a i n t a i n t h a t he w a s dere lect i n his d u t y , o r favored Mr . W a l k e r by n o t m a k i n g k n o w n M. J . B a r -ling'^s offer.
W e h a v e a lways a imed to rep-
I n a r ecen t i n t e rv i ew wi th a
Daily N e w s repor te r , a g e n t l e m a n
conve r san t w i t h t h e present m e t h
ods of l iving on an I n d i a n reser
va t ion , unde r t h e supervis ion of
an I n d i a n agent , and w h o , by t h e
way , is well acquain ted w i t h t he
people and t h e condi t ion of affairs
of th i s reserva t ion , t h u s t ru th fu l ly
sets for th facts and sugges t ions ,
which are deservedly w o r t h y of
favorable considerat ion by all w h o
feel an in t e r e s t in be t t e r i ng the
condi t ions of t h e I n d i a n and pro
mot ing t he progress ive measures
of 'a h ighe r c iv i l iza t ion , ' a n d t h u s
speed the day w h e n t h e las t re
m a i n i n g vestige of ba rbar ic in to l
e rance and t h e h u m i l i a t i n g m a n
dates of pe t ty au toc racy shal l be
wiped out forever from w i t h i n t h e
boundar ies of t h e 'Lone S t a r '
S t a t e .
" T h e curse of t h e I n d i a n reserva t ion is t h e I n d i a n agen t , governmen t warehouse , and t r i b a l laws and t r ad i t ions . These t h e agen t is ap t to foster in order to keep a fat posi t ion and as long as t r i ba l cus toms is encouraged among them i t is n o use to a t t e m p t t o i n t r o duce t he • civilized ways of t h e w h i t e m a n . They wil l c l ing to t he i r old me thods of l iv ing, and as long as they can ge t free r a t i o n s from the goverment warehouse t h r o u g h t he In d i an agent , they will never work . The first t h i n g which will have t o be done is to establ ish a provis ional gove rnmen t among them, s imi la r . to t h e presen t method in vogue a m o n g the Cherokees, p rov id ing a general counci l , wh ich wi l l be elected by ba l lo t Aniongr The Indians Themselves and w h o wil l have charge of everyt h i n g p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e governm e n t of t he people. Steps will t h u s be t a k e n t o b reak up t h e t r i ba l r e la t ions . I n t h i s way only, t he I n d i a n problem can be solved and t he Ind i ans finally b r o u g h t more and more i n t o t he m a n n e r s and cus toms of civilized peop le . "
W i t h o u t l aw and order ,progress ,
in any i n d u s t r y , is ou t of t h e ques
t ion . W i t h o u t sys tem, and t h a t
system in t h e h a n d s of t h e people
of a c o m m u n i t y or the people in
teres ted , t h e p rosper i ty of such a
c o m m u n i t y wil l ever r ema in u n
s tab le .
W h a t is w a n t e d t h e n , i s ' l aw
and order , ' and t h a t l aw sys tem-
ized to be i n accord w i t h ex is t ing
condi t ions and c i rcumstances , and
gradua l ly t e n d i n g t o a h igher or
der of me thods and p rac t i ce . A n d
wheli t h i s becomes es tabl ished,
t he prosper i ty of a c o m m u n i t y can
safely be looked upon as an assured
fact , and i t s people will t h e n be
merged i n t o t h e wholesome s u n
sh ine of ch r i s t i an e n l i g h t m e n t ,
and t h e ever widen ing p a t h s of a
new civi l izat ion.
NO. 30. T h e I n d i a n ; R i g h t a n d W r o n g .
X 8 S ~ " W E hold these t r u t h s to be self-evident, t h a t A L I , M E N are created e q u a l ; t h a t thpy a r e endowed toy the i r Creator w i t h cer ta in una l ienable r i g h t s ; t h a t a m o n g these , a r e LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PUKSUIT OF HAPPINESS."—Declaration of Independence . J u l y 4th, 1776. '
Commissioner Atkins Will Resiqi
' T w a s a consumpt ion devoutly
wished for, and n o w as t h e end
draws n igh , i t promiser a condi
t ion of t h i n g s for t h e fu ture , whidh W i l l B e f o r t h e B e t t e r .
W e h a v e felt t h a t t h e series
" W h y , w h a t ' s t he m a t t e r , J o h n n y ? " inqui red a fond Mon t rea l m o t h e r , as he r 4-yeai-old c a m e i n t o the house c ry ing b i t t e r ly . " N - n u r s e says t h - t h a t if I a m i a b-b-bet te r boy the boodlers c-catch m e . — T h e E p o c h .
will
events w h i c h h a v e t a k e n place on
th i s reserva t ion , and those of
Wiscons in i n t h e n e a r pas t , and
those n o w daily occur r ing , is a
w a r r a n t for the expectancy, which
if n o t held, should have been, in
t h e m i n d s of consc ient ious peo
ple.
N o w t h a t Mr . A t k i n s occupies
a posi t ion before t he publ ic of one
whose r e s igna t ion is a foregone
conclus ion, we wil l say t h a t t he
proposed s tep is one wh ich should
have been t aken long ago, since i t
was p a r t and parce l of h is creed to
ca r ry out a policy in imica l t o the
in te res t s of b o t h t h e people of the
c o u n t r y and the wards of t he Gov-
e r n m e n t . So far as we can see,
n o t h i n g in h is policy d u r i n g his
t e r m of office has been marked by
wise s t a t e s m a n s h i p , benevolence,
or even shrewd pol icy. H e has
never shown himself equal t o any
g rea t emergency, and where any
such h a s ar isen h a s simply " p u t
h is foot i n to i t . " I n large and
small t h i n g s , he has made himself
conspicuous only by reason of pur
su ing t h a t course which has led
h im i n t o difficulty, and an tago
n ism w i t h those whose in t e res t s
he is supposed t o gua rd .
F o r one t h i n g we m a y m e n t i o n
his ( in) famous r u l i n g on t h e use
of t h e na t ive tongue i n Ind i an
schools, of wha teve r sor t . W e do
no t find fault w i t h h is effort t o re
s t r a in t h e use of spoken l anguage
in educa t iona l i n s t i t u t i ons , b u t
i t was go ing beyoud reason to ar
b i t ra r i ly decree t h a t i n s t r u c t i o n of
any sor t should n o t be i n t h e ver
n a c u l a r . A g a i n in t h e face of
t h a t s e n t i m e n t w h i c h h a s arisen
recogniz ing t h e r igh t of t h e indi
vidual and t h e c o m m u n i t y upon
reserva t ions t o pe t i t i on and re
m o n s t r a t e , h e h a s t ime and aga in
acted Like the Autocrat of Past Ages
or t h e rude po t en t i a t e of unciv i l
ized count r ies .
W h e r e a jus t sense of h o n o r and
r i g h t s e n t i m e n t h a s moved legis
la tors t o consider the r e m o n s t r a n
ces of in te res ted par t i es , he has
stepped outside of h is proper do
ma in to cas t ungenerous reflection
upon r e m o n s t r a t o r and honorab le
legis la t ion. A n d w h a t are h i s ex
cuses? I n m a t t e r s r egard ing th i s
reservat ion, h i s mot ives h a v e been
those simply of P e r s o n a l B i t t e r n e s s ,
fanned by the false representations
of local management*
A publ ic officer is supposed t o
si t i n j u d g m e n t r i gh teous ly ; t o
condemn n o n e u n h e a r d ; t o de
cree n o t upon expa r t e s t a t e m e n t ;
b u t in n o case h a s h e done t h i s .
A n y effort t o o b t a i n co r rec t re
p o r t he h a s opposed " t o o t h and
n a i l " and aga ins t i t , t h r o w n t h e
weigh t and influence of h i s official
pos i t ion .
I t c a n n o t be a m a t t e r of sur
prise t h a t these m a n y evidences of
incapac i ty have cu lmina ted in t h e
s tep he now proposes t a k i n g . I t
should have occurred sooner . W e
blame Mr . A t k i n s for h is pas t ac
t ions , ye t we mus t n o t r e s t r a in t h e
modicum which is his due. I n ma
ny cases h e acted t h r o u g h igno
rance , and a t the in s t iga t ion of
t he A g e n t here and those close to
h im in t he Ind ian office, i n o the r
words , in m a n y ins tances i t ha s
been t he case of t he Tail Wagging the Bog.
I f t h e H o n . Secre tary of t h e I n
ter ior is t r u l y a mov ing cause in
th i s s tep of res igna t ion , we res
pectfully reques t t h a t he s t i r up
t h e menager ie s t i l l fu r ther , and
excise t h e t a i l wh ich has been do
ing t h e w a g g i n g ! More even t h a n
Mr. A t k i n s a re agen t S H E E H A N ,
Ass ' t Com' r U P S A H A W , and Miss
COOK (a personage occupying a
posi t ion of responsib i l i ty in t h e
Ind ian office) KESPOSTSIBLE for t h e
turmoils and disturbances upon
T H I S reservation I
W e sugges t therefore t h a t if
quie t is to be res tored t h a t these
individuals be re legated t o pr iva te
sphere of ac t ion , or if n o t t h a t
they be t ransfer red to posi t ions
where t h e i r influence for good c a n
be made more p a t e n t . They have
so immeshed themselves in t he t a n
gles of t h e presen t admin i s t r a
t ion of I n d i a n affairs t h a t they
form n o incons iderable p a r t of t h e
caba l wh ich has Worked So Much Injury.
W e Assure t h e H o n , Secre ta ry
t h a t difficulties c a n n o t cease so
long as these personages h a v e any
h a n d i n t he m a n a g e m e n t of I n d i a n
affairs.
So far as we can asce r t a in , Mr .
U p s h a w is a m a n whose au tho r i t y
h a s been, even g rea t e r t h a n t h a t
of Mr- A t k i n s . Consequent ly res
ponsibi l i ty for m a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
rests w i t h p ropor t iona te degree up
on h i m .
Miss Cook has long been i n t h e
I n d i a n d e p a r t m e n t , and h e r judge
men t h a s become to be looked up
on as a lmost infal l ible . As i n r e
l igion so i n civil m a t t e r s , t he re is
n o infa l l ib i l i ty , and we judge t h a t
the conduct of I nd i an affairs will
n o t fall i n t o ru in s if h e r "presence
be n o more s e e n " in the classic
ha l l s of t h e I n d i a n offiice. She
has succeeded in prejudicing one
officer after ano the r aga ins t t h e
agencies of t h e Chippewas, and she
will con t inue i n t h a t course of ac
t ion so long as she is re ta ined .
•All we ask is , n o w t h a t t h e t ime
is oppor tune for t he r enova t ion of
t he I n d i a n office t h a t i t be made
t h o r o u g h . . A c t i o n on t h e pend ing bi l l of
Mr . Ne l son demands t h e removal of obs t ruc t ion on t h e p a r t of those , whose sole in te res t in obs t ruc t ion lies i n persona l an imos i ty , and whose in te res t i n t h e I n d i a n is s imply n i l .
W e call upon t he H o n , Secretary t o be t he Hercules t o clean the Augean s tables , and to i n a u g u r a t e a n e w order of t h i n g s .
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